WRITER

Miri Yu

1968 - Today

Miri Yu

Miri Yu (柳美里, Yū Miri; Korean: 유미리; born June 22, 1968) is a Zainichi Korean playwright, novelist, and essayist. Yu writes in Japanese, her native language, but is a citizen of South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Miri Yu is the 7,049th most popular writer, the 2,899th most popular biography from Japan and the 128th most popular Japanese Writer.

Miri Yu is a Zainichi Korean writer, best known for her novels that explore themes of identity, cultural conflict, and the experiences of Koreans in Japan. Her notable works include "The Last Quarter of the Moon" and "The Book of the Dead."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miri Yu ranks 7,049 out of 7,302. Before her are Tom Rob Smith, Jim Butcher, Yvonne Vera, Lucía Puenzo, Walter Jon Williams, and Marguerite Abouet. After her are Delia Grigore, Neil Strauss, Sebastian Faulks, Meghan McCain, Matthew Weiner, and Jorge Volpi.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Tom Rob Smith
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 7,043
Jim Butcher
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 7,044
Yvonne Vera
1964 - 2005
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 7,045
Lucía Puenzo
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 7,046
Walter Jon Williams
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 7,047
Marguerite Abouet
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 7,048
Miri Yu
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 7,049
Delia Grigore
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 7,050
Neil Strauss
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 7,051
Sebastian Faulks
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 7,052
Meghan McCain
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 7,053
Matthew Weiner
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 7,054
Jorge Volpi
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 7,055

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Miri Yu ranks 753. Before her are Niki Bakoyianni, Qiao Hong, James Patrick Stuart, Theoren Fleury, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Torben Frank. After her are Jorge Volpi, Jesús Rollán, Stan Kirsch, Ricki Lake, Claudia Grigorescu, and Ana Moser.

Others Born in 1968

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Niki Bakoyianni
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 747
Qiao Hong
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 748
James Patrick Stuart
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 749
Theoren Fleury
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 750
Shahbaz Bhatti
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2011
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 751
Torben Frank
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 752
Miri Yu
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 753
Jorge Volpi
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 754
Jesús Rollán
ATHLETE
1968 - 2006
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 755
Stan Kirsch
ACTOR
1968 - 2020
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 756
Ricki Lake
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 757
Claudia Grigorescu
FENCER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 758
Ana Moser
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 759

In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Miri Yu ranks 2,899 out of 6,245. Before her are Takayuki Yoshida (1977), Kazuaki Hayashi (1976), Tomoko Kaneda (1973), Hiroyuki Yoshida (1969), Yoshiyuki Kato (1964), and Taiki Maekawa (1979). After her are Kokichi Kimura (1961), Kiyoshi Nakatani (1991), Shiori Itō (1989), Hiroshi Sakai (1976), Hidemaro Fujibayashi (1972), and Taisei Isoe (1997).

Others born in Japan

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Takayuki Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 2,893
Kazuaki Hayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 2,894
Tomoko Kaneda
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 2,895
Hiroyuki Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 2,896
Yoshiyuki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 2,897
Taiki Maekawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,898
Miri Yu
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,899
Kokichi Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,900
Kiyoshi Nakatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,901
Shiori Itō
FILM DIRECTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,902
Hiroshi Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 2,903
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,904
Taisei Isoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,905